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In 1993, Severus Snape, filling in for Remus Lupin as a temporary Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, instructed Lupin's third year class to write an Essay on werewolves. He requested two rolls of parchment regarding the subject, concentrating on the ways of recognising and killing them.^[1]

AftermathEdit

Incensed that Snape assigned homework even though he was only filling in, most of the students did not complete the essay, Hermione Granger being the only one known to do so. When he returned to class the week after, Lupin told the students that they would not have to complete it.^[2] As a result of completing the essay, Hermione was able to recognise Lupin as a werewolf, both by noticing that he was ill around the time of the full moon and that his Boggart was the full moon. Lupin realised that Snape set the essay specifically because he hoped that someone would recognise the symptoms and peg him as a werewolf.^[3]

Behind the scenesEdit

• In the film version, Snape asks for a particular emphasis on recognising werewolves in the essay, but does not mention killing them.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)

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